What instrument is used to find the mass of an object?

Answer by  ppremise (200)

Nothing complicated or fancy is required, all you need is a simple gram scale and a set of calibrated weights. Barring that, you can determine the mass of an object by taking its weight using a scale and converting pounds to kilograms using the formula lbs/2. 2 = kg.

Answer by  Mudge (33)

A scale. "Mass" is effectively the same thing as "weight", measured on the earth's surface with the gravitational pull at the earth's surface. That's what "mass" means.

Answer by  ravana (43)

We don't measure mass directly; there is no "massometer. " But we do have scales, which measure weight, which is directly proportional to mass. The mass of an object is the same everywhere in the universe. Its weight, however, changes depending upon its location:

Answer by  Muthulakshmijoshma (51)

The instrument used to find the mass of an object is balance scale. There exists different unit of measurement used to measure the mass. Mass can be measured in terms of kilogram, grams, tones or eV.